The Cat Box

The Cat Box

You’ll always find something of interest in the Cat Box

  • The Politics of Food

    Greek headlines declare “Minor scuffles broke out Wednesday between demonstrators and police in Athens as thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest new austerity measures that many critics describe as draconian.” What could be a more exciting political expression than demonstrations in the street? Well, according to the new Greek website Gine Agrotis, food […]

    Slim Kitty

    September 27, 2012
    Uncategorized
    carbon footprint, CSA, Good Greek Stuff, Greek austerity, urban gardening
  • Local Goodness

    Fresh–picked baby kale, lightly sautéed in grape seed oil with garlic, and topped with two beautiful eggs laid by a friendly neighborhood chicken. I knew this kale was going to be good when I saw it lying purple and supple and freshly picked in a basket at the Sunnyside Farm Market at 44th and Vallejo […]

    Slim Kitty

    September 16, 2012
    Uncategorized
    baby arugula, healthy food, kale, Lisa Rogers, local food, Sunnyside Farm Market, urban gardens
  • Wealth Distribution and Longevity

    Healthy at 100 was written by John Robbins in 2006 and here I am in 2012 just discovering this tome. I can’t put this book down because what Robbins says about growing old in western culture is spot on. He writes about the very real importance of good nutrition and about how exercise will really […]

    Slim Kitty

    September 4, 2012
    Uncategorized
    Douglas MacArthur, economic inequality, exercise, growing old in western culture, Japanese life expectancy, John Robbins, nutrition, wealth distribution in America
  • Forever Young

    I just received my Thought for Today Newsletter which is filled with very interesting and useful information from Oprah. Today’s issue has a story about slowing the aging of cells that caught my eye. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, won a 2009 Nobel Prize for her research on a tiny bit of cellular machinery that turns out to […]

    Slim Kitty

    August 24, 2012
    Uncategorized
    2009 Nobel Prize, combat aging, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, fight cancer, Greek yogurt, omega-3 fatty acids, Oprah, Oprah’s Thought for Today Newsletter, telomerase
  • Reaching Our Peak

    My sister Barbara told me on my 40th birthday that after 40, life is just one small procedure after another till the big one that takes you out. I am hoping that is not true. Actually I am 57 and still hanging (in some places lower than others) in there. I probably shouldn’t have said […]

    Slim Kitty

    August 23, 2012
    Uncategorized
    ageing, healthy ageing, life after 50, senior citizens
  • Pooches Partaking of Poops

    Not only have our walks been ruined, but Boofy’s bum nugget addiction has predictably led to criminal behavior.

    Slim Kitty

    March 8, 2011
    Uncategorized
    ASPCA, dogs, dogs eating poop, dogs in Denver, eating poop, poop
  • The Pleasure of Planting

    One of my most comforting pleasures is sitting by a sunny window bathing myself in the warmth of the sun’s rays coming through. I’m doing that right now and I feel like I’m wrapped in warm velvet. I am such a happy cat in fact, that I would be licking my paws right now if […]

    Slim Kitty

    January 24, 2011
    Uncategorized
  • Honey I Love You!

    I love honey and honeybees and I am very concerned about bee decline in the US and around the world. I just read an article in the Huffington Post about Colony Collapse Disorder and how overpopulation and urbanization and pollution and pesticides and climate change are killing the bees. It makes me very sad. But […]

    Slim Kitty

    January 9, 2011
    Uncategorized
    bee decline, beekeeping, beekeeping in Colorado, Colony Collapse Disorder, Colorado State University, Edwards Market, honey, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • What’s Out There in the Hood?

    Part of the excitement of taking a walk in your neighborhood is about not really knowing what awaits you. You could meet neighbors walking dogs and/or children. You may see fox or raccoons, or a black cat may cross your path. During the change of this season into winter when everyone around you is sneezing […]

    Slim Kitty

    October 31, 2010
    Uncategorized
    fighting colds, home remedies, rose hips, vitamin C, walking
  • It Takes Balls To Be a Salmon

    Slim Kitty

    October 19, 2010
    Uncategorized
    buying seafood in Denver, pairing wine with salmon, salmon, salmon recipes, seafood, seafood in Denver, wine pairing
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